by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports

by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports

New Atlanta Hawks coach Mike Budenholzer was arrested and charged with driving under the influence Wednesday night.

Budenholzer was stopped in Atlanta around 10:30 p.m. ET because the taillights on his Audi A8 were not on, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety incident report.

"As I spoke with him I noticed that he had bloodshot and watery eyes and a strong odor of an alcoholic beverage coming from his breath," Georgia state trooper Johnathon Nelms wrote in the report.

Budenholzer refused a breath test and took three of the four field tests that Nelms requested. Budenholzer told the officer he had one glass of wine prior to driving and finished drinking about 15 minutes before he was stopped, according to the report.

Budenholzer's attorney, Michael Hawkins, released a statement early Thursday afternoon and purported that Budenholzer's blood alcohol concentration was below the legal limit of .08.

"Last night, Atlanta Hawks head basketball coach Michael Budenholzer was stopped by a Georgia State Patrol DUI Task Force officer for a broken taillight," Hawkins said. "He was stopped solely for an equipment violation and committed no traffic offenses. The trooper demanded that he submit to a breathalyzer, and when Coach Budenholzer asked to consult with an attorney first, he was immediately arrested and charged with DUI.

"While at the jail, after consulting with an attorney by telephone, he immediately volunteered to take both a breathalyzer and also requested that a blood alcohol test be performed. His request for testing was refused. Immediately upon his release on bond, Coach Budenholzer went directly to Piedmont Hospital where his blood was tested at the earliest opportunity, albeit several hours after his arrest. The official report from the hospital blood test revealed that his blood alcohol concentration was less than .01, well below the legal limit of .08."

The Hawks hired Budenholzer, a longtime San Antonio Spurs assistant coach, in May.

"We take this matter seriously and have been in constant communication with Coach Budenholzer throughout this situation," Hawks president of basketball operations Danny Ferry said in a statement Thursday afternoon. "We support him during this legal process and will let that take its course."

Earlier in the day, Ferry said, "Bud made us aware of the situation last night. We are in the process of gathering more information and will have further comment at the appropriate time."

New Brooklyn Nets coach Jason Kidd pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunken driving charge in July, stemming from a July 2012 incident while he was playing for the New York Knicks. He was placed on interim probation.